收购

收購

shōugòu

verb HSK 5 #8,440

Meanings

To collect by purchasing — to acquire (often in a business context).

Dà gōngsī shōugòu le zhè jiā xiǎo gōngsī.

The large company acquired this small company.

Tāmen zài nóngcūn shōugòu nóngchǎnpǐn.

They buy up agricultural products in the countryside.

Zhè cì shōugòu huā le shí yì Měiyuán.

This acquisition cost one billion US dollars.

usage

收购 is the standard term for corporate acquisitions and mergers. 并购 (bìnggòu) = merger and acquisition (M&A).

收 shōu

购 gòu